Hotels in Stuttgart

Stuttgart: Automotive Capital of the Swabian Highlands

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg's state capital, sits in a valley basin surrounded by vineyards at roughly 245 m elevation — an unusual topography for a major German city. The city is defined by two global marques: the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Bad Cannstatt (160,000 m² of automotive history) and the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen, 11 km north. Together they draw over 1.5 million visitors annually, making engineering tourism the city's dominant travel draw.

Beyond the museums, Stuttgart's Königstraße runs 1.2 km as one of Germany's busiest pedestrian shopping streets. The Stuttgarter Weindorf wine festival, held each August in the Schillerplatz, showcases Württemberg reds — Trollinger and Lemberger — poured by over 100 regional producers. The hilltop Württemberg Mausoleum in Rotenberg, 8 km east of the centre, overlooks terraced vineyards and the Neckar valley.

Practical Tips

• Getting around: The S-Bahn network connects the airport (STR) to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof in 27 minutes; a single-zone day pass covers trams, U-Bahn, and buses.
• Timing: Book rooms early for the Stuttgart Jazz Open (July) and Cannstatter Volksfest (late September), which fill city-centre hotels weeks in advance.
• Neighbourhoods: Stay in Mitte for walkability, or Stuttgart-West for independent cafés and shorter queues at the Stadtbibliothek cube building.